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Acupuncture Point Combinations: the Key to Clinical Success
by Jeremy Ross
Swedish Institute for Alternative Medicine, Stockholm. Text for acupuncturists on the
selection of accurate and effective acupuncture points in combination for successful treatment.
Assumes basic knowledge of acupuncture theory and practice.
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Table of Contents:
Nomenclature, Tones, Acknowledgements, Sources, Introduction
The energy body and the energy centres,
The origins of diseases,
The ten personality types,
Maintaining the balance of Yin and Yang,
Deficiency, Excess, Stagnation and Irregularity,
How to make effective combinations,
Types of points,
Five element treatments,
Eight Extra channels,
Conception,
Governor,
Kidney,
Bladder,
Spleen,
Stomach,
Liver,
Gallbladder,
Heart,
Small Intestine,
Lung,
Large Intestine,
Pericardium,
Triple Energizer,
Respiratory syndromes,
Circulatory and related syndromes,
Locomotory syndromes,
Digestive syndromes,
Urinary and oedema syndromes,
Male sexual syndromes,
Gynaecological and obstetric syndromes,
Eye, ear and facial syndromes,
Skin syndromes,
Psychological and related syndromes,
Appendix: pulse qualities,
Index,
Points index,
Alphabetical list of points
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Acupunture Chart - Points & Meridians of Acupunture
Based on the point locations found in Dr. James Tin Yau So's "Book of Acupuncture Points",
this highly-useful, full-color chart combines three separate views and many smaller
illustrations on a single, large format chart. The chart concentrates on channel-point
positions but also includes the major extra points, with contraindications. It provides
a professional level of detail
in an attractive convenient and inexpensive format.Measures 23x36.
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Research Articles:
Measuring the effects of acupuncture and homoeopathy in general practice: An uncontrolled prospective documentation approach
by Corina Güthlin, Oliver Lange and Harald Walach
Background
Despite the increasing demand for acupuncture and homoeopathy in Germany, little is known about the effects of these treatments in routine care. We set up a pragmatic documentation study in general practice funded within the scope of project launched by a German health insurer. Patients were followed-up for up to four years.
Methods
The aim of the project was to study the effects and benefits of acupuncture and/or homoeopathy, and to assess patient satisfaction within a prospective documentation of over 5000 acupuncture and over 900 homoeopathy patients. As data sources, we used the documentation made available by therapists on every individual visit and a standardised quality-of-life questionnaire (MOS SF-36); these were complemented by questions concerning the patient's medical history and by questions on patient satisfaction. The health insurer provided us with data on work absenteeism.
Results
Descriptive analyses of the main outcomes showed benefit of treatment with middle to large-sized effects for the quality of life questionnaire SF-36 and about 1 point improvement on a rating scale of effects, given by doctors. Data on the treatment and the patients' and physicians' background suggests chronically ill patients treated by fairly regular schemes.
Conclusion
Since the results showed evidence of a subjective benefit for patients from acupuncture and homoeopathy, this may account for the increase in demand for these treatments especially when patients are chronically ill and unsatisfied with the conventional treatment given previously.
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